Example sentences for: tantrums

How can you use “tantrums” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Consider Diana, the baby sitter to the Sloane Ranger crowd who apparently threw daily temper tantrums from the moment she entered the royal palace, who developed a pathological jealousy of her husband's ex-girlfriend that may have driven him back into her arms.

  • The man whom competitors call the "Satan of Software" may throw temper tantrums and compete fiercely, but he's basically a fun-loving family guy who prefers sedans over limousines and breaks into mini-golf courses for kicks.

  • Wilco, the No Depression -approved band with the strongest fan base, swings between down-home sentimentality and rock aggression: The lyrics to a new song, "Misunderstood," begin with spare piano accompaniment and local color ("You're back in your old neighborhood/ where the cigarettes taste so good") and end with feedback and tantrums ("I'd like to thank you all for nothing at all!"

  • The candidate's tantrums crystallize his reputation as a straight-talking maverick, while relieving him of the need to take specific positions.

  • Unsur-prisingly, the French law shows little patience for the charming onomatopoeias which the technical people have invented for audio equipment and its tantrums, like `tweeter' and `boomer,' or `wow' and `hum.


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